Chapter 1:
The Bad Town
Ravenswood was a bad town. It was a place where bad things happened. People who lived there were not happy. They were scared.
Dr. Sophia Ellis came to Ravenswood. She wanted to know why it was a bad town. She brought her friends, Matt and Emily. They were going to help her.
When they got to Ravenswood, they saw that it was a very bad place. The houses were old and broken. The streets were dirty and smelly. Sophia and her friends were scared.
They went to the library to learn more about Ravenswood. They found old books that told them about the town's history. They learned that Ravenswood was cursed.
A long time ago, a family named the Smiths lived in Ravenswood. They were bad people. They did bad things. They made the town cursed.
Sophia and her friends wanted to know more. They went to the Smith's old house. It was a big, scary house. They were afraid to go inside.